A woman who lives in her darkened old family house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that the home is haunted.A woman who lives in her darkened old family house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that the home is haunted.A woman who lives in her darkened old family house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that the home is haunted.
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A woman named Grace retires with her two children to a mansion on Jersey, towards the end of the Second World War, where she's waiting for her husband to come back from battle. The children have a disease which means they cannot be touched by direct sunlight without being hurt in some way. They will live alone there with oppressive, strange and almost religious rules, until she needs to hire a group of servants for them. Their arrival will accidentally begin to break the rules with unexpected consequences. —ahmetkozan
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- Sooner or later she'll see them, then everything will be different.
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- PG
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- TriviaThe disease the children have is an actual disease known as Xeroderma Pigmentosum which is basically an extreme sensitivity to sunlight. It is very rare with roughly a thousand people in the world that have it.
- GoofsWhen Grace runs out with a shotgun, she mouths the words, "I'll shoot" but on the audio track she says "Don't Move".
- Quotes
Mrs. Mills: Death of a loved one can lead people to do the strangest things.
- Crazy creditsBefore the opening credits or music begin, we hear Grace's voice over a black screen; she says (in the manner of a mother about to tell a bedtime story), "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin."
- Alternate versionsTheatrical releases included a longer credit sequence with sketches of Nicole Kidman in the attic and the servants, SFX differences, and some lines of dialogue that were deleted from all subsequent home media releases and TV airings (most notably to make certain plot revelations less obvious).
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2002 (2002)
- SoundtracksI Only Have Eyes for You
(1934)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics Al Dubin
Sung a cappella by Nicole Kidman (uncredited)
Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Top review
Chilling!!
This is one of the best movies I have seen all year, and one of the top horror stories ever told. It's creepy, simplistic, and eerie.
I was impressed by the enchanting simplicity of the plot, the lack of need for "Hollywood" special effects, and the haunting atmosphere that loomed over everything from beginning to end.
The first half, or even three quarters, seemed to move along a bit slowly, but it felt necessary to build the suspense to the point where I was biting my nails in anticipation of the inevitable.
Nicole Kidman's character, Grace... I was torn between empathy and disgust for her at times, but she definitely succeeded at captivating me with their lives and story. Predictable in parts, but it still leaves you guessing. This was a quality ghost story, with an old fashioned ambiance; downright spooky.
I was in awe of the ending, a fairly intelligent premise. It's the kind of movie that lets you escape reality for a while by entertaining you, but at the same time, returns you to the "real world" with your spine tingling, wondering if there isn't some possibility of truth... Chilling.
I was impressed by the enchanting simplicity of the plot, the lack of need for "Hollywood" special effects, and the haunting atmosphere that loomed over everything from beginning to end.
The first half, or even three quarters, seemed to move along a bit slowly, but it felt necessary to build the suspense to the point where I was biting my nails in anticipation of the inevitable.
Nicole Kidman's character, Grace... I was torn between empathy and disgust for her at times, but she definitely succeeded at captivating me with their lives and story. Predictable in parts, but it still leaves you guessing. This was a quality ghost story, with an old fashioned ambiance; downright spooky.
I was in awe of the ending, a fairly intelligent premise. It's the kind of movie that lets you escape reality for a while by entertaining you, but at the same time, returns you to the "real world" with your spine tingling, wondering if there isn't some possibility of truth... Chilling.
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- ca_localgirl
- Oct 24, 2001
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- Les autres
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- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $96,522,687
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,089,952
- Aug 12, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $209,947,037
- Runtime
- 1h 41min
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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